Nursing Students' Self Esteem, Assertiveness and Interpersonal Relationship according to their Style of Conflict Management.
10.5977/jkasne.2014.20.3.345
- Author:
Min JUNG
1
;
Heekyung KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla University, Republic of Korea. hyb1730@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Conflict;
Self esteem;
Assertiveness;
Interpersonal relations;
Nursing students
- MeSH:
Assertiveness*;
Humans;
Interpersonal Relations;
Nursing*;
Self Concept*;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2014;20(3):345-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the level of self esteem, assertiveness and interpersonal relationship according to the style of conflict management among nursing students. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 236 nursing students who enrolled in sophomore classes at A university in J city. The data were analysed with descriptive analysis including t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, and Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS: Compromising was the most prevalent style(45.8%) for managing conflict and collaborating style was 8.5%. Collaborating style for managing conflict showed the highest score in self-esteem, assertiveness, and interpersonal relationship. CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, developing an intervention program that can lead to change the style of conflict management and to improve self esteem, assertiveness and interpersonal relationship is suggested.
